Write About the Ways Fitzgerald Tells the Story in Chapter 7 of "The Great Gatsby"

Write About the Ways Fitzgerald Tells the Story in Chapter 7 of "The Great Gatsby"

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Write about the ways Fitzgerald tells the story in chapter 7 (Page 132 onwards)

Chapter 7 mirrors chapter 1 in setting and structure, of the travelling to New York and the necessity to pass through ‘The Valley of the Ashes’ symbolic of the mythological River Styx and “The Waste Land” by T.S. Elliot. Also, the many separated sections in chapter 7 are reminiscent of the structure of chapter 1, used as a key way for Fitzgerald to effectively and emotively convey the story, by framing the two chapters together. The tragic events in chapter 7; the climactic revelation of Daisy and Gatsby’s affair and Myrtle’s death; come to light. The theme of mistaken identity is crucial in chapter 7, from the first half of the chapter where the prolonged…show more content…

Fitzgerald’s inclusion of the wedding march adds to the sensuous introduction to this scene; the taste of the Mint Julep, the touch sensation of the heat and sweat, the “tentous chords of Mendelssohn’s Wedding March” all increase the sense of oppression in this scene; too much heat, sensuous overload and rising friction between the characters.
As well as this oppressive sensuous effect, the wedding march tune also indicates towards the mention of Daisy’s wedding and her hazy recollection of it; “’I was married in the middle of June’ Daisy remembered, ‘Louisville in June!’ Somebody fainted. Who was it fainted, Tom?’”. The manner in which Daisy speaks of her wedding is detached and seemingly a memory she is not incredibly fond of, since she instantly recalls the negative of somebody fainting; selfishly relating to her present situation of overbearing heat. The discussion following; about, “A man named Biloxi. ‘Blocks’ Biloxi” is used as a tool for Tom to begin his berating insults against Gatsby. Since the factual history of Biloxi is uncertain, Tom implies that Gatsby is a fraud in relation to his Oxford experience; “You must have gone there about the time Biloxi went to New Haven.” This implication made by Tom is amounting to the structural climactic tragic outcome since Fitzgerald cleverly includes intermittent pauses between Tom’s

From the beginning of the The Great Gatsby, Francis Scott Fitzgerald uses the narrator, symbols, and the characters. Using the narrator, symbol, and characters throughout the novel makes up the book that is popular today.
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characters, relationships, overall perception, and symbols. Once a new conflict rises for Gatsby,
it cannot be avoided. This creates a false reality, which crawls in the minds of many characters
throughout The Great Gatsby.
One of the most noticeable examples of this false reality is Gatsby's background. Jay
Gatsby grew up in North Dakota to a poor family. He lived in poverty all of his life and he
decided…

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How does Fitzgerald tell the story in chapter 2?
In chapter 2 Tom takes Nick to meet Myrtle, his lover, in the Valley of Ashes, where her home is. They all then go to New York, to the apartment bought by Tom for Myrtle, and Myrtle organises a ‘party’, during which she argues with Tom, which ends with him punching her.
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Chapter Questions for the Great Gatsby
Chapter One
1) The Story of The Great Gatsby takes place in fictional communities of West Egg and East Egg in Long Island, New York. The Great Gatsby takes place during the summer of 1922.
2) In his new community, Nick Carroway lives in the proximity of millionaires. He is engaged in the bond business and often visits his cousin Daisy, despite his lack of friendship with Tom. He lives comfortably in a small house he had rented next to Gatsby. Despite his…

crucial tool in conveying his story and with it his characters and message. In ‘The Great Gatsby’, F Scott Fitzgerald deploys this tool effectively to tell the tale of Jay Gatsby, a self-made man on a quest to find and win back the love of his life, Daisy Buchanan, through the eyes of Nick Carraway. As well as reflecting on the dreams and tragedy of that summer in Long Island, Nick’s narration gives us essential insight into the characters and key issues that Fitzgerald addresses.
Most importantly…

Chapter 1 Analysis of The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby- this title is merely an adjective or epithet for the
main character of the story, which brings about the importance of
characterization in the book. Fitzgerald has a rather unique style of
characterization in his writing- especially in this book. His use of
irony, strong diction and symbolism plays a significant role in
conveying his certain ideologies about the people of this certain era,
and the…

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